Matthew Williamson Quotes
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My mum has always been a huge inspiration for me and my work. She loves fashion and has always been so supportive.
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I love taking elements and colours from nature and then distorting them somehow.
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I got my fair share of stick. But I surrounded myself with fabulous girls, and they all loved me because I made them clothes. I remember making them all leopard print tops and tartan skirts for a party we went to once. It's scary to think about it now, actually.
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It's always better when travelling to be in a place where your friends know the area well.
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I wanted to start a menswear line of slim-fitting, luxury cashmere jumpers in a range of great colours.
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London Fashion Week has always been very special to me.
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I'm drawn to the way Havaianas capture playfulness and light-heartedness in their products - there is clearly an element of fun.
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I'm a bit of a digital imbecile.
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A catwalk show is just how it's done; it's just what you do - it's central to the presentation of a collection. It will be a very brave designer who gives up the catwalk entirely in favour of a digital show.
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We're not waiting for the fashion cycle to have 180 buyers come in and see the collection and go, 'We like it, we'll buy it, and we'll have it in June.' The only one we're selling to is Net-A-Porter, and the rest is through our site.
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I'm a natural technophobe, but I can see the importance of the digital role, and you have to celebrate it - our site is obviously an incredibly important part of our business now.
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I wanted to create a bridal collection that is both a natural extension of the mainline eveningwear but, at the same time, reflects the opulence of such an important celebratory event.
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Creating a bridalwear collection was a natural progression from my evening wear collections, which are well known for their softly draped and diaphanous silk gowns.
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Madonna is untouchable. She is absolutely lovely. On a personal level, she's everything you would expect. She's so down to earth.
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Debenhams has a strong track record for developing exclusive designer brands.
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As the label has developed over the years, more and more structure and tailored pieces have been added, and so, whilst the core values of the brand have remained, I feel it's important to try new things and add more layers and dimensions to a collection every season.
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I try to go to Marrakesh if there's a Bank Holiday weekend.
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Of course I owe so much of my success to my parents.